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New A-rig coming, Christie’s tourney brain, Giant meanmouth bass

 

Today’s Top 4

 

 

No more Mann’s for A-rig inventor Andy Poss – btw this article was in the friggin’ NY Times!

> He had signed with Mann’s Bait Co. as the exclusive licensee for the manufacturing and marketing of the Alabama Rig, but that contract recently expired. Now, Poss has teamed with Swampers Lure Co. to make a new and improved Alabama Rig that will compete with the lower-priced models.

> “The tournament thing was really the nail in the coffin,” said Scott Wall…at Mann’s. “When the leagues banned it, that’s what killed the demand. Bass anglers are influenced by what they see the tournament guys fish with because that is what is promoted in the pages of magazines and on TV shows.” [Scotty, could it not have been the 1 billion A-rig knockoffs??]

Swampers = Profound = Tim Horton? If so = smart!

 

 

Fan of his asked him how he weights bassin’ variables. What that be lookin’ like accordin’ to Jason:

> I think you have to give location a higher percentage because you can’t catch a bass where there’s no fish. [Has anyone else realized this??]

> When I establish my plan for a lake, I include baits that I have a lot of history and success with. That keeps me focused on finding fish and not burning a lot of time rotating through baits.

> Timing is most important in a pattern type tournament where you’re running a lot of water and hitting specific types of spots.

> I don’t try to completely script out the day. What I want to do is have a few places to get rolling and then the rest of the day I want to fish by the gut.

BassGold.com knocks out much of those variables…just sayin’…and BIG changes coming to the new BassGold….

Here’s Jason’s brain when he does badly in tournaments:

 

Carolina rig sack.

 

Radio guys asked the Vikes’ Brian Robison, a diehard bass-head and BassBlaster reader, about his “pretty aggressive” hookset move after sacking RG3 a couple weeks ago. Brian be sayin’ (around 101:00 in the interview):

> Yeah man I was doing some Carolina rig fishing, so I was deep water fishing – you gotta set that hook.

Hahaha love it man! Yo Brian I guess you is one of the undead…?

 

Biggest meanmouth…

 

…you ever saw? From Jonny M, caught on Wheeler recently, 4.82 lbs. Meanmouth = spot + smallie cross.

News

Tendonitis. Told me: “It’s getting better. The left arm is 95%, the right arm is probably 65-70%.” He might need another round of treatment, would get another medical exemption if he can’t fish again.

Boat looks cool, but how ’bout that Z sign in the back:

3. Gitcha free Jackall baits…

…with a sweet reel:

> …while supplies last, when you purchase any Curado 200I reel from participating tackle dealers, it comes with special holiday bonus package of Jackall Lures hard baits and soft plastics – valued up to $29.

4. Help these college boys fish!

Got this in email:

> My name is Thomas Arens, I go to Shenandoah University a small D3 school in Winchester, VA. Last year I had a dream of fishing the FLW college circuit. I was able to create a club and me and my young brother (who also goes to school here) qualified for the 2015 collegiate FLW National Championship on Lake Murray. However, our school does not recognize fishing as a varsity sport and we will not receive a dime to help us with the club or the National Championship.

> I love your newsletter and I was hoping you could the word out. People can donate to our fundraiser by going to http://www.gofundme.com/ht0qeo

Well?

> Austin officials have proposed banning fishing from the city’s $28.1 million boardwalk along Lady Bird Lake

Props! #ethanolsux9. Crews on Bass U TV.

> John Crews’ class is an advanced look into his best lures that he relies on with specifics on the why, when, how, where, and when questions.

10. Bridgford adds FLWers.

> Bridgford Foods continues to build a strong presence in professional bass fishing by adding FLW Tour anglers Matt Stefan and Chad Randles to their professional angling team. Stefan and Randles join Randy Blaukat and Luke Clausen in representing the brand on the FLW Tour and at promotional events across the country.

> About using electronics, and yes it is FREE. Tonight we talk about distinguishing between different species of fish. How to pick out a bass from a crappie or catfish.

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Tip of the Day

> I’ve caught bass on jigs in water as cold as 33 degrees and as deep as 60 feet during winter.

> Choose a jig style and weight according to water clarity – as a rule of thumb, bass will be one-half to one-third as deep in murky lakes during winter as in clear lakes.

> In murky lakes, probe wood and rock cover on steep channel banks with a 1/2-ounce black-and-blue flipping jig with a matching craw trailer.

> In clear lakes, target deep main-lake structures such as the sides and ends of major points, offshore humps, rockpiles and channel dropoffs by slow-dragging a 3/4- to 1-oz green-pumpkin football jig [pictured], again with a matching craw trailer.

> Because their digestive process slows way down in frigid water, bass will usually target smaller prey during winter. If you aren’t getting bites on your jig, trim back the skirt and downsize the trailer to more closely match the size of a small crawfish.

Here’s the Strike King Tour Grade Football Jig in green pumpkin with a Rage Tail Chunk in watermelon red:

Quote of the Day

 

Thank God for B.A.S.S. tournament fishing.

SFC (and Army Ranger) Brian Eisch who lost a leg in Afghanistan saving a Afghan Police Officer’s life after the police dude’s fellow officers wouldn’t do it themselves. #nowordswilldo

Also said he wants to be a bassin’ pro and:

> In the winter in my garage I stand on buckets and practice flipping into another bucket to stay fresh.

> …don’t thank me because you feel sorry for me because I don’t feel sorry for me, thank me, thank all of us who served our country, thank us for serving our country, your country. That’s the important part.

> You know, whenever I see a Vietnam Vet I thank them, please tell the people out there that we have to play catch-up with the Vietnam Vets, they were treated like crap when they came back, we can never make that up to them, but do all you can to say ‘Thank You’ to them and hope it helps some.

Gotta ask, if don barone never wrote about this stuff, who would – and it’s most of what bass fishing’s really about, the heart of people. Thank you Brian and db.

Btw Brian just bought Tricky Phish baits, a NJ company yo!

Shot of the Day

 

This is why the lions in South Africa are so big – fat snax!

Great Rods/Reels/Line stuff!

Awesome baits

Killer info

Gotta have it

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